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This is not a previously posted, published or known photograph of Elvis, something which strongly supports OP's story about the origin of the photo.

It'd be interesting to have a place and time for this. Judging by his hairstyle, the colour of his hair (not dyed jet-black in this picture, but light could be deceiving me) and his sideburns it's from his pre-army days, so '56 or '57 would be my guess?

Sweet! It was 14th of May actually. Heartbreak Hotel was the nation's No. 1 just around that time, so Elvis mania was full on. He was interviewed by a local radiostation when he had the concert there.

He wore dark pants, a light/bright coloured shirt and jacket for the concert. It's not the same clothes as in the picture so your dad must've taken the picture before Elvis got into his stage clothes, or after the show, when he changed out of them.

Also, can you imagine a male sex symbol / pop star today having the sort of normal, not-so-hunky arms Elvis has in your dad's picture?

Even more trivia for you: After the concert the editor of the local newspaper complained to FBI director J.E. Hoover that from what he has heard Elvis' act consists of 'sexual gratification on stage'.

Elvis and the band drove the 800-mile journey to perform at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis the next day. No wonder performers back then loved them some pep pills!

Edit: This is a picture from the next day, one of the better known pictures of Elvis in his early days.

Atleast you didnt call me Little Elvis. Because that was Elvis' nickname for his penis. He'd get physical with Nancy Sinatra on the set of Speedway (in 1968), and he'd hump against her and whisper in her ear "Can you feel it? Can you feel little Elvis?" I'm not really sure why anyone would find that seductive. And of course, she did indeed feel his erection through his clothes. They made out in his trailer but that was as far as it went, according to Nancy Sinatra.

More fun facts about his penis!

He'd say he had a "hillbilly pecker" because he wasn't circumcised. He tore his foreskin and bled sometimes during sex.

According to those of his female friends that have gone on record speaking about it, he had a perfectly normally sized penis, slightly above average according to some.

I thought Elvis fans were basically extinct at this point. I mean, I know the guy basically pioneered pop music and likely did a lot to perpetuate rock & roll into American culture, but why does the fascination continue?

Elvis was a country bumpkin from a rural area in the fifties. His bathing habits sometimes left something to be desired. To quote Marty Lacker (of the Memphis mafia) "He'd take a whore's bath." That is, he'd often just wash himself in the face and under the arms instead of showering. He tended to be vain and careful about his hygiene though. According to most people Billy Smith (Elvis' first cousin and also in the Memphis Mafia) "he never smelled bad in the early days". So there's that.

When Elvis got older, and junked out, in his last years, he'd sometimes smell "god damn horrible". His long term girlfriend Linda Thompson would take some weird green chlorophyll pills to keep her, uh, menstrual odours away. Elvis, being fond of pills and liking to solve things in his life with pills, started taking them and became real relaxed with showering, thinking that the pills would take care of his hygiene and prevent him from smelling bad. He'd take care of his hair and teeth obsessively, but showering or bathing was no longer a priority.

Peter Guralnick's two volume biography of Elvis is well researched, not sensational and focuses on the music. It's easily the best one out there imho.

If you want sleazy, trashy details of Elvis I'd recommend Albert Goldman's book. He kinda doesn't like Elvis and it's full of vivid descriptions of Elvis' less than wholesome traits. (Did you know Elvis used to watch porn? Mostly he was into women in white panties wrestling, but he also watched Danish beastiality movies? Well now you know! Not that anyone needed to know that I suppose.)

Elvis and the Memphis Mafia by Alanna Nash is a great read. Mostly because she lets Elvis's friends speak about him, and they're interesting, straight forward, and frequently hilarious.

"Jesus, man! You dope up that much, you couldn't get a hard-on if Elizabeth Taylor stuck her ass in your face!"

"So I told him, god damn it! You can't shoot snakes in the trees after you've done had your medication! My car was all full of holes and bullets were spraying all over the road, I mean, jesus! I think it was later that night he shot through the wall and hit the toilet. When I asked him about it he just shrugged and said he hated that leaky black motherfucker [he had a black toilet]."

Theres an old man in my town that claimed to be best friends with elvis as a kid. He told a story about getting stuck inside a water tower with his at one time. I never believed him until I was in his house and saw not only abunch of photos of them together but also about the biggest elvis collection ever, hes now his biggest fan. Ever read anything about him being stuck in a water tower?

I mean, not being stuck inside the water tower, that was probably not a good time. I've not heard anything about that, but it's a cool story.

The man must've known Elvis from either East Tupelo Consolidated School, Milam Junior High School or Humes High School. Elvis' family moved around a bit, but those are the schools he went to. The first ones being in Tupelo, Humes High School being in Memphis.

He was not particularly known for getting into mischief as a child (if anything Elvis was overly protected by his mom), but kids getting stuck inside a water tower sounds like something that might've happened, so I guess myth confirmed! At least its plausible. After the break, Jamie and Adam will attempt to blow up the water tower by using thermite and C-4!

If the old man has a lot of early, unpublished photographs of Elvis they are of huge interest to many people. There's not a lot of pictures of Elvis as a kid or his very early days. Worth a bit of money, but if he's a collector he already knows that presumably.

There is (was? not sure if it's still there since I haven't been in a very long time) a restaurant in Memphis called Anna's Steakhouse. A mom and pop type of place, delicious food. Anna covered the walls of her restaurant with Elvis memorabilia, especially stuff from Humes High School. She had old year books with elvis in them on the walls.

Nah, you can tell by the lighting that it's all one picture. What probably happened was the photo must have been left out, exposed to a light source for a long time while something covered part of it, which probably created the crease as well. Or it could have just been a difference caused by the scanner, since it appears to have been folded, the picture might not have been totally flat while being scanned.

To put it bluntly, my dad was a known bullshitter. No one in the family believed he met him, even though he swore he had a picture to prove it. He is now dying of cancer and only has a few weeks to live. His sister came to visit and pulled this out and everyone just went apeshit. Was truly an amazing moment for us in such a crappy time. I had to share though because it's cool as shit.

I hope you told your dad he is reddit famous now ;) Good luck with everything and I wish you and your family all of the strength you need to help him through this time. Since you said he is dying from cancer, I am assuming there aren't any treatment options left. If there are, I hope they help and if not, I hope he dies peacefully.

slash attracted to them, he had a thing for 15 year olds, especially ones that looked like his mom. on a phone so I can't find the link, but I think there is a cracked.com article about that whole thing.

I just Googled it. That's creepy. My mom didn't look like his, so she has that going for her, I guess. He did call my grandpa I believe [or wanted to], because he found out my mom had run away from home 2 weeks before and wanted to let him know she was okay.

It doesnt. The cup has a lid in it that has a triangular shaped hole in it that you can drink through. About where the crease is the rim looks large, than thins out to the right, but then then the rim gets larger again on the Elvis side of the photograph. You can also see into the cup where the cut out is where as to the left you can only see the top of the lid.

The guy on the left's eyes don't seem to be looking at Elvis at all. More like looking through him. It definitely seems fishy. I believe it's real, I believe OP but damn if it doesn't look completely shooped.

Theres an old man in my town that claimed to be best friends with elvis as a kid. He told a story about getting stuck inside a water tower with his at one time. I never believed him until I was in his house and saw not only abunch of photos of them together but also about the biggest elvis collection ever, hes now his biggest fan. Ever read anything about him being stuck in a water tower?

My grandpa and Elvis apparently used to be drinking buddies back in the day. He said that he was ok with the guy, just didn't like his music. My grandma also has a picture but she'd have to find it. If we ever find it i'll post.